زنيرة الرومية

Zunairah al-Rumiya

رضي الله عنه
Born
Died
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Tribe
freed slave (of Roman origin)
Category
Early Converts

Bought and Freed for Allah’s Sake

Zunairah al-Rumiya was a slave woman of Makkah who embraced Islam in the earliest days and was tortured for it by Abu Jahl. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq bought her and freed her for the sake of Allah, along with the other weak and oppressed believers whose freedom he purchased. 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 1 · pp. — — Kandhlawi — Zunairah tortured for her faith; Abu Bakr buys and frees her.

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Life Timeline

Makkan period

Embraces Islam — tortured for her faith

Makkan period

Bought and freed by Abu Bakr as-Siddiq

References

  • Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — Zunairah tortured by Abu Jahl for her faith; Abu Bakr buys and frees her Vol 1 · pp. —